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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Lyases > Carbon-Sulfur Lyases > Cystathionine gamma-Lyase

Preferred term

Cystathionine gamma-Lyase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A multifunctional pyridoxal phosphate enzyme. In the final step in the biosynthesis of cysteine it catalyzes the cleavage of cystathionine to yield cysteine, ammonia, and 2-ketobutyrate. EC 4.4.1.1.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • 9012-96-8 (CAS RN)
  • Cystathionase
  • Cysteine Desulfhydrase
  • Cystine Desulfhydrase
  • Cystine Desulfohydrolase
  • gamma-Cystathionase
  • Homoserine Deaminase
  • Homoserine Dehydratase
  • L-Cystathionine cysteine-lyase (deaminating)

In other languages

  • French

  • 9012-96-8 (CAS RN)
  • Cystine désulfhydrase
  • Gamma-cystathionase
  • Homosérine déaminase
  • Homosérine déshydratase
  • L-Cystathionine cysteine-lyase (deaminating)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CZNF8831-X

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